friar
English Thesaurus
1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms (noun.person)
hypernym | : | religious, |
definition | : | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | carmelite, white friar, |
definition | : | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | franciscan, grey friar, |
definition | : | a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | augustinian, |
definition | : | a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders (noun.person) |
derivation | : | mendicant, |
definition | : | practicing beggary (adj.all) |
derivation | : | mendicant, |
definition | : | practicing beggary (adj.all) |
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